neshta | fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4c

Analysis

max time kernel
117s
max time network
117s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
23-01-2025 11:35

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General

Target

fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
Size

94KB
MD5

d08eda6182624a22698b1fe180817dd0
SHA1

f4994204bedc86b5ff65e1537940840c51e69e4c
SHA256

fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4c
SHA512

80fa220bf03b31495a8f7a19a0e352a36438451fa31befa79dd72530321449b7fec5cc9f65a2dd840eefe3f4ba811141b696d726253cadb1326ec82d3c40f859
SSDEEP

1536:JxqjQ+P04wsmJCxOFlDx6adCdRKnr9EkYzHUx5beCSZANRKc01VveB+u:sr85CxOFlDB08evwyCSwo1Vvesu

Score

10^/10

neshta discovery persistence spyware stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Neshta
Malware from the neshta family is designed to infect itself into other files to spread itself and cause damage.
persistence spyware neshta
Neshta family
neshta

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2228	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2356	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
2356	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe

Modifies system executable filetype association 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Modify Registry

T1112

Change Default File Association

T1546.001

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command\ = "C:\\Windows\\svchost.com \"%1\" %*"	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe

Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001

Credentials from Web Browsers
T1555.003

Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORE.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\OIS.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpshare.exe	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\LICLUA.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOBD5D~1.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\iexplore.exe	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GROOVEMN.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~4\ImagingDevices.exe	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\SETUPF~1\{AC76B~1\Setup.exe	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\EQUATION\EQNEDT32.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\BCSSync.exe	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\INFOPATH.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmpconfig.exe	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~3.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~4.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\PPTICO.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{57A73~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\A3DUTI~1.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\Setup.exe	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~2.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\WINWORD.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\SELFCERT.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmprph.exe	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\Eula.exe	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\OFFICE~1\ODeploy.exe	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\SOURCE~1\OSE.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\GRAPH.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOSYNC.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\WinMail.exe	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\ACROBR~1.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOF5E2~1.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\CLVIEW.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\NAMECO~1.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTE.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\WMPDMC.exe	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\Adobe\Updater6\ADOBE_~1.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\FLTLDR.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\TextConv\WksConv\Wkconv.exe	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Google\Update\1336~1.151\GOOGLE~1.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\POWERPNT.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{4D8DC~1\VC_RED~1.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\DW\DW20.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE14\Oarpmany.exe	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ONENOTEM.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\XLICONS.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmplayer.exe	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Resource\Icons\SC_REA~1.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\COMMON~1\MICROS~1\VSTO\10.0\VSTOIN~1.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\ACCICONS.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{EF6B0~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~3\PACKAG~1\{33D1F~1\VCREDI~1.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSOHTMED.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\MSTORDB.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\VPREVIEW.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\wmlaunch.exe	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\MICROS~1\Office14\IECONT~1.EXE	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\INTERN~1\ielowutil.exe	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WINDOW~1\wabmig.exe	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI54FB~1\setup_wm.exe	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
File opened for modification	C:\PROGRA~2\WI4223~1\sidebar.exe	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\svchost.com	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\exefile\shell\open\command\ = "C:\\Windows\\svchost.com \"%1\" %*"	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2356 wrote to memory of 2228	2356	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe	30
PID 2356 wrote to memory of 2228	2356	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe	30
PID 2356 wrote to memory of 2228	2356	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe	30
PID 2356 wrote to memory of 2228	2356	fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Modifies system executable filetype association
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2356
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:2228

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

Change Default File Association

T1546.001

Privilege Escalation

Event Triggered Execution

T1546

Change Default File Association

T1546.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Credentials from Password Stores

T1555

Credentials from Web Browsers

T1555.003

Unsecured Credentials

T1552

Credentials In Files

T1552.001

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

T1005

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\MSOCache\ALLUSE~1\{90140~1\dwtrig20.exe

Filesize
547KB

MD5
fea5ac1842cbd3bd0698ca5a772740cb

SHA1
496bc757820e62d5a8aa1f7fda6a009990663200

SHA256
4538e140d116a0c23a63d96ba6a61a8993eb631ab781b9f62a9b18c7f378e34a

SHA512
46fb04b7c53067f0d16b61b61ce6b4c9a4120813de10e3190a91fdf3f965caee40d67d1ccc0602c913bc6928a2bd606d93df67f70ecf115eef5d9c0473a0aadb

Download Submit
\PROGRA~2\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\LOGTRA~1.EXE

Filesize
252KB

MD5
9e2b9928c89a9d0da1d3e8f4bd96afa7

SHA1
ec66cda99f44b62470c6930e5afda061579cde35

SHA256
8899b4ed3446b7d55b54defbc1acb7c5392a4b3bc8ec2cdc7c31171708965043

SHA512
2ca5ad1d0e12a8049de885b90b7f56fe77c868e0d6dae4ec4b6f3bc0bf7b2e73295cc9b1328c2b45357ffb0d7804622ab3f91a56140b098e93b691032d508156

Download Submit
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\fc6546f127c922bc45cb6205390e872f4ff300fafd710706f0f5ae7bb498ab4cN.exe

Filesize
53KB

MD5
8eea6b9f3c7078113ce69c0a7bc46efb

SHA1
3f8e561bab474e3286203c263754e8a1645a97fb

SHA256
de6e8e114f27d405a53c10abfa65c73d6bb62ced8e3e8ba127c3a077c57f9246

SHA512
6052568c7bccbfa03c2d06c6e40a867c89953cbf99c9cc1c5a35ae2b6b86c68315157921a3260afc50e81dee2905cc27023394cadd78ecca1e890333cc1ffcd9

Download Submit
memory/2356-83-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

Download
memory/2356-85-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

Download

Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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